The Polaroid Project by Cake

Having artistically gifted sisters, I have been lucky to always enjoy the various interesting art pieces around the house, finished and/or in the making. In this particular occasion, I would like to talk about Cake's lastest experimental project; The Polaroid Lift & The Polaroid Transfer.

This first piece, seen on the left is a Polariod Lift imposed on woven fabric. As you can see, Cake is waiting for it to dry. Upon close inspection, the creasing effect the film has produced gives the piece a subtle motion to the texture, almost like a rising of red smoke. The colouration of the film still reflects the original photo, which was of a flower. The dark bluish bits up top and bottom right corners were derivable from the background of the picture, when the photo was taken.

The same technique has also been experimented with plain pieces of paper, which according to the artist, allowed for better control over the placement of the film. This was evident in the finished pieces through a more furrowing effect.

Another technique explored by Cake was the Polaroid Transfer. This can be said to be a more simplistic approach, where the top layer of a Polaroid image is peeled and placed on plain pieces of paper (left). A different impression was achieved by the Polaroid Transfer, with a more classic feel, due to the deterioration of the colours on the original film when processed with the Vivitar slide printer, as well as at the time the film was pressed.

To take things further, Cake tried the Polaroid Lift on different materials. One of my favourites has to be what she has done with the lil saucer and the espresso cup.





On both the saucer and the cup, the vivid flower images and the seamless placement of the film give both pieces a true-to-life effect.

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The 'lifting' of the Polaroid

The film is carefully placed on paper

I admire your gift, sist..

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On a seperate note, dad was telling cake he took Mali for a walk to see the soldiers on the streets. I can just imagine her walking with her ass going side to side looking up at each of the soldier's faces..This is what she is probably busy doing now..